{"id":36223,"date":"2026-07-16T18:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/border-infra-to-play-indispensable-role-in-future-rajnath-lauds-bro-for-adopting-niche-tech-to-build-world-class-infra-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:43:14","slug":"border-infra-to-play-indispensable-role-in-future-rajnath-lauds-bro-for-adopting-niche-tech-to-build-world-class-infra-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/border-infra-to-play-indispensable-role-in-future-rajnath-lauds-bro-for-adopting-niche-tech-to-build-world-class-infra-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Border infra to play indispensable role in future: Rajnath; lauds BRO for adopting niche tech to build world-class infra | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132439107,imgsize-210428,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132439107.jpg\" alt=\"Border infra to play indispensable role in future: Rajnath; lauds BRO for adopting niche tech to build world-class infra\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Defence minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajnath-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajnath Singh<\/a> said on Thursday that \u201ceven as state-of-the-art weapons and platforms are being inducted into the defence forces to address the challenges posed by the evolving nature of warfare, ports, airfields, roads and tunnels will continue to play an indispensable role in future, emphasizing that while the outcome of war is largely determined by military prowess, precision capabilities and modern technologies, basic infrastructure is central to enabling military operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Commending Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at a strategic infrastructure conclave here, Rajnath said that over the past six and a half decades, the organisation has transformed itself from a mere road construction agency to one of the world&#8217;s most respected strategic infrastructure organisations. \u201cAtal Tunnel, Umling La Pass, and Sela Tunnel stand as living testaments to BRO\u2019s capability and hard work,\u201d he said, adding that its dedicated personnel have repeatedly proven that with a spirit of service to the nation, any challenge can be overcome even in harshest of conditions.<!-- --> \u201cSometimes, the first front of a war is not at the border itself, but on the road that leads our soldiers to the frontline. Therefore, the person who builds that road is as vital a guardian of national security as the soldier who stands at the border,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"132439282\" width=\"\" title=\".\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-132439282\/.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Terming BRO as a frontline organisation in adopting latest technologies, Rajnath made special mention of \u2018tunnelling technology\u2019, which has brought about the revolution from metro construction in cities to highway development in mountainous regions. The speed with which BRO constructs roads and highways across some of the world&#8217;s most challenging terrains is unprecedented, he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The minister described \u2018connectivity\u2019 as an essential component of civilisational development, reaffirming the Modi govt\u2019s resolve to provide all forms of connectivity through roads, rail, air, and digital infrastructure. \u201cThe focus laid on infrastructure post-independence did not match the nation\u2019s capabilities and requirements. <!-- -->We have ensured that no citizen residing in a remote area feels cut off from the mainstream.<!-- --> We are developing border villages, once referred to as the last villages, into the country&#8217;s first villages under the \u2018Vibrant Village Programme\u2019. A nation with robust infrastructure is the one with a bright future. The infrastructure we are building today will define our civilisation for the next one or two centuries,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>He commended BRO for adopting niche technologies to establish robust infrastructure and carry forward Modi-led govt\u2019s resolve of building world-class infrastructure, continuously strengthening national security, and transforming India into a Viksit Bharat by 2047.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Asserting that infrastructure development is not solely the govt&#8217;s responsibility but a collective effort, Rajnath urged the industries to innovate, academia to advance in research, engineers to develop solutions, and administrators to implement them on the ground. <!-- -->\u201cTogether, we must create an ecosystem that fosters excellence, where every stakeholder performs their role with utmost dedication,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Speaking on the occasion, BRO director general Lt Gen Harpal Singh stressed that the \u201cmeasure of strategic capability is no longer defined solely by what we build: it is increasingly determined by how intelligently we plan, how rapidly we execute, how effectively we monitor and how sustainably we maintain infrastructure assets\u201d. <!-- -->He emphasised that BRO has embarked upon a journey of organisational transformation driven by technology, innovation and institutional reforms.<!-- --> He said emphasis is being laid on digital planning, AI-enabled solutions, modern construction methodologies, mechanisation and stronger collaboration with industry and academia to build resilient and future-ready strategic infrastructure.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/border-infra-to-play-indispensable-role-in-future-rajnath-lauds-bro-for-adopting-niche-tech-to-build-world-class-infra\/articleshow\/132438408.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that \u201ceven as state-of-the-art weapons and platforms are being inducted into the defence forces to address the challenges posed by the evolving nature of warfare, ports, airfields, roads and tunnels will continue to play an indispensable role in future, emphasizing that while the outcome of war [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-country"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}